Oregon Trail: Who played it as a kid?
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Lemoade stand was a close second though...
Who didn't? Well, anyone born after 1989(ish) probably.
Then when my mother purchased a PowerMac in the 90s, I played The Oregon Trail II as one of the many (seven) games available on a mac. This was also very fun.
The random Slipknot music in that video was pretty lol
There is a hilarious LP about Oregon Trail, that was done by the same guy who did the conspiracy theory animal crossing.
http://fromearth.net/LetsPlay/OregonTrail/
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I'm not that old, but played the DOS version in 3rd and 4th grade, though the school system in CA wasn't too great then.
I preferred Yukon Trail as a kid over Oregon Trail :P
Because the Dalles are treacherous!
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Gal'durn whippersnappers!
Get off my lawn!
EDIT: I really don't know if the DOS or the Apple version came first, but the Apple version certainly looked crappier than the OP's screenshot. And was SO much better...
I preferred Carmen Sandiego - but she didn't teach me about dysentery or snake bites.
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I enjoyed the original Carmen Sandiego, though as a kid I had no idea what the deepest lake in the US was.
Stupid trivia to win the game
SHIT! SHIT! SHIT! I remember that from way back in my days as a young'in, but I could never remember the name for whatever reason!
Whoah! You know Odell Lake and Lemonade Stand!
I never knew if those were famous games or not, since I've never heard of them since playing them as a kid.
Do you remember Odell Woods too? And some game about running a bike shop?
And what was the game where you had to fly on a plane to some town midway through and the stewardess would ask if you wanted coffee, tea, or milk?
I didn't have a problem with that as a kid
maybe you were just awful :P
I have a funny story about this game. I was playing Wolfenstein 3D at about the same time (at home), and was playing oregon trail at school. Was moving along, and a thief stole eight bullets.
I was like "he must be getting those eight bullets for the beginning of wolfenstein 3d lols lols"
...
I was a weird kid
This is entirely possible.
Also when we played it in school it was like 6 of us playing all at once, and we'd fight over who got to do the hunting.
I would also do this when playing this game.
All right, people. It is not a gerbil. It is not a hamster. It is not a guinea pig. It is a death rabbit. Death. Rabbit. Say it with me, now.
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I blame the state for turning me into a VG addict.
Do not engage the Watermelons.
Hilarious.
I played through Oregon Trail at least a million times.
"You shot 1,400 pounds of food. Unfortunately you can only carry 100 back to the wagon."
Apparently your guy never knew he could just take multiple trips.
Linda Rules!
How far is each trip going to be? How many other predators (scavengers?) are around waiting to take advandage of easy meals? Why didn't the hunter actually travel in a party?
Except for the last question, I'd say it was a fairly realistic simulation of that aspect of the pioneer days. What with the settlers basically killing anything that moved and not using the game efficiently...
Do not engage the Watermelons.
I think the hunting was my favorite part, though as a previous poster has noted it sucked only being able to cary 100 lbs of food back.
I can't remember if I ever beat it; probably not, that game was cheap as hell.
Now I just need someone to make a Guerilla War thread and my day will be complete. 8-)
THIS!!!
Also know what was bitchin'? Our school had where in North Dakota is Carmen Sandiego. I had always wanted to know if other states had a Carmen Sandiego game.